The Thing with Feathers

Extended Summary: SG-1 goes to an alien planet where Daniel unearths an ancient tablet with his name on it. He takes it home, steps through the Stargate and arrives on Earth not breathing. Jack tries to shoot things and says "Oh fer cryin' out loud" a lot. Carter tries to stop Jack shooting things and is frustrated. Teal'c plots revenge. One of Janet's nurses gets a larger than usual role to play in the action. Butterflies and snakes are of importance, as are Greek Gods, chocolate bars, a Goa'uld called Minthe and Homer. This story has its seriously dark moments but they are clearly signposted.

This occurs in late season 5 (probably). Daniel's not dead, Jonas is never around, Jack is still a Colonel, Carter is a Major, Jacob's not dead, Hammond's still in charge of the SGC, Janet's not dead, and Teal'c still has Junior. Spoilers for seasons 1-5 but (I think) not beyond.

The title of the story is from Emily Dickinson's poem which gets thoroughly mangled. The title of this chapter comes from the movie where the original translation of Stargate is Door to Heaven, which set me thinking. Because I prefer the spelling and the writing of the character, Sha're is Shau'ri.

I disclaim.